stage name Banky W and credited in film as Banky Wellington, is a
Nigerian singer, rapper, actor and politician. Banky W was born in the
United States to Nigerian parents. His family moved back to Nigeria
when he was five years old. He started singing at a young age in his
church choir. He schooled in Lagos for his primary and secondary
education and returned to further his tertiary education at Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute, New York on a scholarship. He started his
record label E.M.E in 2002 while studying. He also used to work at
GlobalSpec and would sing really loud with his headphones on. In 2009,
he left the US for Nigeria and established his record label in Lagos
where he signed artists like Niyola, Shaydee, Skales and Wizkid to the
label at the time. His breakthrough debut studio album, Back in the
Building was released in 2005. He wrote the first theme song of
Etisalat Nigeria titled "0809ja for life". Banky W. Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter
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